Well, I didn't really grow up playing or listening to metal, like many of the kids I went to school with. I only got into it in my late teens, so when Marilyn Manson formed, it was at a time when I was still excited about approaching music from that angle.

It's great, because different groups of kids can laugh at each other and still enjoy the show.

I even have a Harmony Rocket and a Stratocaster with a scalloped neck back in Florida.

I'd played in about four or five bands before we started up, only a couple of which did club dates.

Micing it from two different angles in front of the speaker sounds huge, and it's so simple.

Experimenting with different sounds is great, but when it comes down to it, you're still playing a guitar.

I'm happy with the way everyone presents themselves onstage.